diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/main.cc b/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
index 51215a8215..3e827ac918 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 #ifndef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 	if (::signal (SIGPIPE, sigpipe_handler)) {
-		cerr << _("Cannot xinstall SIGPIPE error handler") << endl;
+		cerr << _("Cannot install SIGPIPE error handler") << endl;
 	}
 #endif